Lee Circle And Other New Orleans Monuments Will Officially Be Removed, Federal Judge Rules

Via Bill "Just goes to show that the U.S. fedrul gestapo judges can all be bought off! When has a U.S. fedrul gestapo judge ever ruled in our favor? They are all part and parcel of Reconstruction III!! We can appeal this to the foot of the cross and we will still be overruled! It's way past time for civil dis-obedience!"

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Update: Mayor Mitch Landrieu says he is “pleased” with the ruling and does not give a time frame of exactly when the monuments will be removed, according to the Advocate’s Jeff Adelson. Landrieu went on to say that the monuments would be stored in a city-owned facility until a permanent place, most-likely a privately-owned park, was chosen for their relocation.

Four of New Orleans’ historical monuments will officially be removed after US District Judge Carl Barbier denied to issue an injunction that would have entirely prevented Mayor Mitch Landrieu from taking the monuments down.

Following the New Orleans City Council vote, in which only one City Councilmember voted against removal, the city was hit with a federal lawsuit by preservationist groups.

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